I would be able to do my regular jeans but I am carrying it all in the belly and she is low, so I can't zip them up very well and I really do not like the belly bands. Again, because of how I am carrying, my shirts no longer cover the bump, so maternity shirts it is!

__________________Rachel married to JMom and household CFO to:E-9 V-8 W-5 J-2 and due 1/14/14 - team greenSurro-mom to:E and D -5.

I have been full time maternity pants since about 14 weeks but still mostly wear non-maternity tops. I think the pants are so much more confortable than regular pants. I mean, by the time I have the baby I am sick of them, but when I first put them on I think "why don't I wear these all the time."

__________________ Having a family adventure as a SAHM with husband Nicky, daughter Tamsin (02/09/09).Plus our new addition Algy (05/06/11).

For going out and dates with DH I have a uniform of leggings, tight white or wine colored shirt and some sort of sweater, cardi or jacket on top. I bought two SILLY expensive pairs of boots this fall knowing that my outfits would be uninspired and wear them whenever I want to feel human again.
Having a fall baby last time was SO much nicer. Spring and summer maternity outfits are 10 times cuter then bulky layers on top of a bulky body.

Oh my! I'm short-torsoed and have been in maternity clothes full time since at least 10 weeks. I carry big and all out front. I can't stand the feeling of clothes rolling up or down on my belly so I need shirts that cover well and pants that fit LOL. 98% of the time though I'm just in maternity yoga pants and tshirts as we don't go anywhere often!

I'm pretty much full time maternity. I can get away with wearing a couple of my longer pre-preggo shirts, but that is about it. With my 1st I was in maternity by 15 weeks, 2nd I could fit in them by 12 weeks but could wear a lot of my low rise pant and long shirts until the day I delivered. This one I was in them by about 9 weeks and there is no getting away with wearing any pre-preggo pants. I can still pull them all up, but can't zip, and definitely can't button. My 2nd I went to the hospital wearing a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans the day I had her. Usually I just wear jeans and a cute shirt. I've got a pair of dressier jeans that I wear for nicer occasions like going out to dinner. I hate buying maternity clothes because they are so darn expensive and I don't wear them long enough, so I have pretty much just been relying on hand me downs and a couple pieces I found at goodwill. I love my baby bump though and try to wear clothes that flatter it...makes me feel pretty great.

I can still get into my pre-pregnancy pants... but I can not sit down in them. If I'm standing up all day or walking or something, they're fine, but trying to sit down is another story entirely... I'm pretty tall, so I've been in maternity tops for awhile now, just because everything else is just looking too short on me or leaving the weird muffin-top-esque appearance of going right to the waist of my pants... I don't need that!!

I wear yoga pants around the house all day, and those still fit okay. I do need maternity or really big shirts from DH to go w/ them though! FOr jeans I have needed maternity jeans since 10-12 weeks! I only wear them when I go into a store or out in public My hips spread about 2" a while back, and the mat. jeans I wore at the beg. of the PG are a bit tighter now. I have mainly 1pr that I wear whenever I go anywhere, and 1pr under the belly black pants incase I need something dressier.